Location
Long Beach or Torrance, California, United States. The role combines office work with regular presence on active manufacturing floors and supports operations across multiple work centers, shifts, and facilities.
Salary
$100,170–$137,730 USD per year.
Company
Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing solutions for demanding automotive, aerospace, and defense applications.
What you will do
•Develop, write, edit, and maintain SOPs, work instructions, process specifications, troubleshooting guides, equipment guides, checklists, and technical training materials.
•Translate complex manufacturing processes, technical requirements, lessons learned, and tribal knowledge into clear, actionable, reusable documentation.
•Work with engineers, technicians, programmers, operators, quality, document control, and operations leaders to capture technical knowledge and determine documentation or training solutions.
•Develop Advanced Manufacturing Academy learning modules, practical exercises, visual aids, knowledge checks, and qualification criteria.
•Observe equipment operation, setup, inspection, troubleshooting, and employee training on the manufacturing floor to ensure technical accuracy.
•Lead documentation, training, process-improvement, and knowledge-management projects while improving standards, templates, workflows, revision control, and scalability.
Requirements
•Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
•5+ years of experience in technical writing, manufacturing documentation, technical training, engineering documentation, manufacturing operations, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
•Advanced knowledge of technical documentation development in manufacturing, engineering, or another technically demanding environment.
•Ability to independently manage complex assignments, extract knowledge from subject-matter experts, and convert ambiguous information into clear documentation.
•Strong written communication, technical interviewing, editing, organization, attention to detail, and collaboration skills.
•Ability to interpret engineering drawings, process flows, equipment documentation, specifications, and manufacturing terminology while managing multiple technical workstreams.
Nice to have
•Experience in aerospace, automotive, defense, advanced manufacturing, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
•Experience with technical training, qualification programs, technical academies, or learning management systems.
•Knowledge of CNC machining, automated assembly, robotics, surface processing, cleaning, inspection, metrology, or automation.
•Experience with document control, engineering change management, quality management systems, AS9100, or similar regulated manufacturing standards.
•Experience creating visual and multimedia content, developing documentation standards, or mentoring technical contributors.
Culture & Benefits
•Collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing environment in a fast-paced manufacturing company.
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, and a year-end shutdown.
•Paid parental leave and comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including HMO and Premium PPO options.
•Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Equity plan, discretionary results-based incentive opportunities, and reimbursement for learning and development.
